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HALLMARK BUILDERS, INC. v. GAYLORD BROADCASTING CO.

No. 83-3072.

733 F.2d 1461 (1984)

HALLMARK BUILDERS, INC., a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GAYLORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Donald Cox, Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gregory G. Jones, Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAY, VANCE and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity case, we determine whether the district court was correct in holding that Gaylord Broadcasting Company's (Gaylord) television station, WTVT, did not defame appellant, Hallmark Builders (Hallmark), in a broadcast concerning problems in the home building industry. The district court was correct, and we affirm.

On January 26, 1979, on its 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news, WTVT reported on problems encountered by new home buyers...

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